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Table 2 Congenital GPCMV transmission (pup DNAemia) in live-born pups

From: Intravaginal cytomegalovirus (CMV) challenge elicits maternal viremia and results in congenital transmission in a guinea pig model

Route of Inoculation

Pups Tested

PCR+/Total

Transmission Rate

Mean Viral Load (Genomes/ml blood)

Subcutaneous

10

6/10*

60%

1.3 +/- 0.8 × 105

Intravaginal

14

4/14

29%

5.6 +/- 2.1 × 104

  1. * Only 10 of the 15 live-born pups were available for analysis
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Virology Journal

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